14.06

90′+3′ FULL TIME
Philippines 2-0 India

14.03

90′ three minutes of added time…

14.01

87′ Sunil Chhetri misses a chance to reduce the margin! The Indian skipper receives the ball from the right flank and shots… But the ball goes wide…

13.59

85′ We are in the final minutes of the game. The Philippines keep their semifinal hopes alive, while India will be out of the competition, if we fail to score two goals in the remaning minutes…

13.55

80′ SUBSTITUTION PHILIPPINES
OUT: 12-Ángel Aldeguer Guirado
IN: 24-Marwin Janver Malinay Angeles

13.54

79′ Philip James Placer Younghusband, a player who made it to professional football through the Chelsea FC youth setup, is handing India another defeat…

13.51

78′ Sunil’s attempt on target is saved by the keeper…

13.49

75′ So things are not looking good for India! India will be out of the competition, if they don’t record at least a draw!

13.47

73′ GOAL for Philippines
Philippines 2-0 India
Philip James Placer Younghusband scores his second goal of the day! Philip plays a one to one with his brother, enters the box and slots it home for the Azkals!

13.43

70′ SUBSTITUTION INDIA
OUT: 32-Reisangmi Vashum
IN: 18-Sushil Kumar Singh

13.42

67′ Younghusband fires a shot from the edge of the area… over the cross bar!

13.41

66′ freekick for India… Rocus Lamare takes the freekick… misses the target by inches…

13.39

64′ India desperatly looking for the equaliser… But the final pass is still missing!

13.37

63′ YELLOW CARD
9-Joaquim Abranches (India)

13.35

61′ long throw-in by Raju into Philippines box… headed away…

13.34

61′ Sunil is fine and back on the pitch…

13.34

60′ Sunil Chhetri and a Philippines player collide in an air-battle… Both players down on the ground… Injury break…

13.32

55′ SUBSTITUTION PHILIPPINES
OUT: 13-Emelio Asada Caligdong
IN: 9-Misagh Median Bahadoran

13.31

54′ golden chance for India… Joqauim in the box… pass to Reisangmi Vashum… ut Vashum fails to get the ball and the situation is cleared…

13.27

49′ mistake by Karanjit Singh… Ángel Aldeguer Guirado could take an advantage of the blunder… but India stays lucky as the striker fails to convert…

13.24

48′ another cross into the Philippines box… Header by Sunil Chhetri… off target…

13.23

47′ India on the attack… Syed Rahim Nabi down the left flank… sends in a cross to Joaquim Abranches… But the ball crossed the goalline and its a goal kick to the Philippines.

13.20

46′ KICK-OFF 2nd HALF

13.12

AFC Challenge Cup – Group B – Updates:
DPR Korea has booked their semifinal berth with a 2-0 win against Tajikistan.

13.02

45′+2′ HALF-TIME
Philippines 0-1 India
Philippines leading 1-0 through a goal by Philip James Placer Younghusband.

13.00

45′ Philip James Placer Younghusband places the freekick directly on target and into the hands of Karanjit.

12.59

45′ freekick for the Azkals

12.59

45′ the corner is sent in… headed away by Gouramangi Moirangthem Singh…

12.59

44′ corner for the Philippines…

12.58

44′ Philip James Placer Younghusband receives the ball and rushes into the Indian box… the striker shoots… saved by Karanjit… but there was also an offside whistle…

12.56

42′ India still trailing by one goal. Savio Medeira’s team need to win this match to keep them in the tournament.

12.54

39′ another long ball into the Philippines box… snatched down by the keeper…

12.53

38′ India on the attack… good ball through to the Philippines box… attempt by Joaquim Abranches on target… saved by Etheridge…

12.52

37′ dangerous throw-in into the Indian box… the ball reaches Philip James Placer Younghusband… his shot goes over the crossbar…

12.51

36′ Philippines playing a cool and calm game after taking the lead. India with several attempts in the midfield, but still failing to create any proper goal scoring chances.

12.49

34′ Joaquim launches a run through midfield… goes past a Philippines player… but the ref blows the whistle foul by Joaquim!

12.48

34′ SUBSTITUTION INDIA
OUT: 17-Adil Ahmed Khan
IN: 28-Jewel Raja Sheikh

12.45

31′ the corner is cleared…

12.45

31′ corner for the Philippines…

12.44

30′ Syed Rahim Nabi down the left flank… but Nabi is dispossessed…

12.43

29′ Philippines 1-0 India

12.42

28′ dangerous ball forward by Azkals skipper James Joseph Placer Younghusband… his brother Philip James Placer Younghusband fails to get a touch on the ball and Karanjit Singh is there to clear the situation!

12.41

27′ most of the action is taking place in the Philippines half at the moment…

12.40

25′ India having more possession now… the Indian team displaying several efforts to create some danger on the Philippines goal…

12.39

25′ freekick for India in midfield…

12.39

24′ Philippines and Fulham FC keeper Neil Etheridge had an easy match so far…

12.37

23′ freekick for India… quickly taken by Sunil Chhetri… misses the target…

12.37

22′ throw-in for India in the Philippines half… Raju Eknath Gaikwad delivers his long ball into the box… but the Azkals clear the situation…

12.36

21′ India trying to create some pressure on the opponent in possession…

12.35

21′ long ball into the Indian box… Emelio Asada Caligdong is caught offside…

12.34

20′ India on the attack over the left flank… Syed Rahim Nabi in possesion… long ball to Sunil… headed away…

12.33

18′ The Philippines are dominating the match like expected.

12.32

17′ corner for the Philippines… cleared by the Indian team…

12.28

14′ So the Philippines are leading 1-0 against our Indian team.

12.27

11′ GOAL for Philippines
Philip James Placer Younghusband scores for the “Azkals”!
Long throw-in by Jason Abbott Abantao Sabio in to the Indian half… Philip James Placer Younghusband receives the ball… turns around and slots it past the Indian defence and keeper Karanjit Singh!

12.25

10′ throw-in for the Philippines in the Indian half…

12.24

9′ The Philippines having more possession the early minutes of the game…

12.23

8′ India on the attack… good lay-off by Joaquim Abranches… shot by Reisangmi Vashum… wide…

12.21

7′ freekick to India in midfield…

12.20

6′ James Joseph Placer Younghusband attempt from the edge of the box is well wide…

12.19

4′ India in possession… long ball to Sunil Chhetri… intercepted…

12.17

2′ Philip James Placer Younghusband sends in the ball into the Indian box.. headed away…

12.17

2′ freekick for the Philippines in the India half…

12.15

0′ KICK-OFF taken by the Philippines

12.14

0′ Philippines to kick-off the match

12.13

0′ Both teams are ready…

11.49

AFC Challenge Cup 2012 – Group B – Updates:
DPR Korea still leading 1-0 against Tajikistan. Approx 20 minutes to go for the final whistle…

11.22

Both teams lost their Group B opener 0-2 – India vs Tajikistan and Philippines vs DPR Korea! So it’s a must-win situation for both sides.

11.13

The kick-off is just an hour away… It’s a cloudy day in Kathmandu with teamperatures around 23°C.

11.12

AFC Challenge Cup 2012 – Group B – Updates:
DPR Korea is leading 1-0 against Tajikistan at half-time.

11.01

PREVIOUS MATCHES

[Date unknown] || 1971 Merdeka Cup
India 5-1 Philippines
Goals: Subhas Bhowmick (3x), Shyam Thapa, Mohammed Habib (all India); T. Lozano (Philippines)

September 21, 1996 || 1998 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers
India 2-0 Philippines
Goals: 1:0 Raman Vijayan (81′), 2:0 Bruno Coutinho (85′)

April 3, 2006 || 2006 AFC Challenge Cup
Philippines 1–1 India
Goals: 0-1 Vimal Pariyar (8′), 1-1 Mark Alvin Valeroso (19′)

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10.50

Sunil Chhetri, India Captain
“It’s going to be another tough match but we are ready and we can pull off a great result.”

10.43

AFC Challenge Cup – Group B Update:
DPR Korea is leading against Tajikistan. Pak Nam Chol scored for the North Koreans in the 4th minutes. 20 minutes played so far at the Halchowk Stadium.

10.39

Philippines’ German head coach Michael Weiss is celebrating his birthday today. Let’s hope INDIA won’t be his main present…

10.26

PHILIPPINES – Starting XI:
1-Neil Etheridge; 14-Carlos Carlie Alberto Olaivar Martinez De Murga, 42-Jason Abbott Abantao Sabio, 2-Robert James Dazo Gier, 27-Ray Anthony Pepito Jónsson; 7-James Joseph Placer Younghusband [C], 22-Paul Mulders, 5-Juan Luis Guirado Aldeguer, 12-Ángel Aldeguer Guirado; 10-Philip James Placer Younghusband, 13-Emelio Asada Caligdong

10.19

Savio Medeira, India Coach
“We need to believe in ourselves and keep on playing good football, the result will come.”

10.17

We are two hours away from kick-off at the Dashrath Stadium in Kathmandu, Nepal…

10.15

Savio Medeira, India Coach
“We will keep trying and give our 100 percent to get the result we all are striving for.”

10.07

09.54

The Indian team is under pressure to secure three points against the Philippines.